Submit a Site
If you’ve got access to a cave, spring, or land with “this seems biologically questionable” energy or that you're curious about, we want to know! This is how we find new field sites, expand what we study, and track how real environments shape microbes and the chemistry they produce.
We’re a team of biomedical geoscientists working at the intersection of geology, microbiology, and chemistry, which means we are looking for places where rock, water, and life are doing something interesting. That can be pristine systems, impacted sites, or anything in between.
Drop your name, email, and a quick message in the form below telling us who you are and what you’d like us to sample. Give us enough detail to understand the site and what’s there.
Before You Submit
We do not publicly share exact locations of caves or sensitive sites. When we talk about research, we keep locations at the county level unless we have explicit permission to be more specific. If it’s not your land, we need the legal owner’s written permission before anything happens. No permission, no science.
Submitting a site does not guarantee we will sample it. Fieldwork depends on funding, access, time, and how many humans we can realistically throw at the problem, so sites are prioritized based on current research needs and feasibility.
Fieldwork is conducted by trained personnel following safety protocols. Site access and sampling are evaluated for safety and feasibility before any work is scheduled. In some cases, landowners or site contacts may be invited to observe or participate in sampling. Participation is optional and determined on a case-by-case basis. Field environments can be unpredictable, and all activities are conducted at your own discretion
Data and samples collected may be used for research, publication, and educational purposes. We keep locations generalized unless permission is given.
Submission does not grant access or obligate the lab to visit, sample, or return results. We may not be able to respond to every submission, but all sites are reviewed for potential fit. If you’re interested in supporting work at a specific site, including funding a visit or contributing to project costs, let us know. This can help accelerate timelines depending on feasibility and research fit.
If it involves microbes, rocks, water, or controlled scientific chaos, you’re in the right place. Tell us what you’ve got. We’ll take it from there.